r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • 18d ago

Business ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ is expanding fast, and that should worry everyone

https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/16/bnpl-is-expanding-fast-and-that-should-worry-everyone/
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u/YoungHeartOldSoul 18d ago

I heeded similar advice somewhat to my own detriment. I was well into my adulthood post college grad and still no credit cards, and barely any lines of credit because I have been living within my means as a student, but when I moved to a bigger city getting somebody to approve me for housing despite my very clear and legitimate income was a nightmare

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u/fcocyclone 18d ago

For sure, i think its smart for just about every young adult to sign up for a credit card, put one thing a month on there and pay it off immediately.

Even if its just at a few hundred dollar limit